Alibay

See also: alibay

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlibaj/ [ʔʌˈliː.bai̯]
• Rhymes: -ibaj
• Syllabification: A‧li‧bay

Proper noun

Alíbay

1. (folklore) a spirit that harms women in childbed
2. a festival/rite of thanksgiving

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎^[1] (in English and Kankanaey), volume 67, number 1/2, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 86